these are just a few of the peace cards create in Uganda. More than 30 schools from around the country were involved in the 2010 Peace Exchange. While in Uganda I worked with more than 3,000 students. Here is just a small taste of what the students created. these are some of my favorites.
Category Archives: Uganda 2010 Peace Exchange
Tuesday March 23rd ~ Akor Primary School – Peace Pals with 148 Students
March 29, 2010 – 5:56 am
Tuesday 10am Bacali drives me to meet Bernard and his colleague Walter. Thankfully today we only have to drive for about 40 minutes, not 90. That, and a night of rest, had me feeling excited and groovy in anticipation of today’s Peace Pals workshop. When we arrived at the school, we walked to meet the [...]
Ogeno Peace Pals – Lira
March 29, 2010 – 4:16 am
Monday March 22nd. We woke at 6am for a 7am pick-up in preparation for a long drive north to Lira, 5 hrs north of Kampala. Along the way we picked up Lynn’s colleague Penelope and her 8 yr young son, Sam. I think we made good time along the way and arrived in Loro, about [...]
March 18th Peace Pals at St. Henry’s Primary School, Muyenga
March 19, 2010 – 5:48 am
This morning I woke up nervous. My heart was beating fast and I felt a little shaky; uneasy in anticipation of my upcoming workshops. Perhaps it was because I had hired my friend AK to come a film the experience. Perhaps because I was scheduled to do two workshops in one day with 100 students [...]
Peace Pals at St. Kizito Primary School
March 16, 2010 – 7:51 am
On Tuesday I was in a local private school here in Kampala. A short walk from In Movement in Kansanga. The school, St. Kizito, is a catholic primary school serving approximately 350 kids. The students were very well behaved, very friendly, and pleasantly communicative….something I rarely find. Often, there is a pervading shyness….and a real [...]
Luwunga Church of God Orphanage and Primary School
March 12, 2010 – 2:45 am
Wednesday March 10th. I took a 90 minute ride out of Kampala to the village. I went to a place called Kakili to visit the orphanage and primary school run by a guy named Joshua who I met on the stairs of the Imperial Royale hotel in downtown Kampala. He asked me if I was [...]
Namuleasa Muslim Primary School
March 12, 2010 – 2:18 am
This was an amazing workshop. My first experience in a Ugandan School. * 30 minutes outside Jinja Namulesa Muslim Primary School an empty room sweep the floor a quick wipe down lay mats and pads to cover enter 120 students welcome an introduction a group circle create a context geography lesson show maps everyone sit [...]
Peace Pals at Lawanda Primary School in Jinga
March 11, 2010 – 11:49 pm
Last week was an amazing week. Along with doing the mural project in town, I was fortunate enough to be connected to two local primary schools just outside of Jinga. Thanks to Soft Power and my friend Sharon, their director, for connecting me to these schools. You can check them out here: www.softpowereducation.com On Friday [...]
